08/17/12

The picture to the left is Buttercup/Mango/Mimi.
I found this sweetie pie when I was walking to work one morning. Determined to keep her if I saw her in the afternoon, I knocked on the house where she was dozing, and when the person who answered gave me the go ahead, I promptly took her home.
The Mister was not amused.
Neither were Mittens and Midnight.
The house became a mixture of squeals (from the kids), exaggerated sighs (from the Mister) and hisses (from the cats).
Then Mimi gave the gift that keeps on giving: a dose of fleas.
Ugh.
Stray Thoughts
Luckily, I found someone who was willing to rescue Mimi, but that led me to think about the stray cats in the neighborhood.
What happens to cats who aren't cuddly? One person I spoke with...

08/15/12

We have been spending a lot of time at home. It's been sticky hot and while I've proved I can leave the house with two kids in tow, it still feels like quite an ordeal. Luckily I'm blessed with a toddler who loves to sit and color/paint/draw — but apparently a 2-year-old can only sit quietly so many hours a week.
So on the days when it feels like every toy has been played with and boredom is rearing it's ugly head we try to get back to basics. We cook a meal together, dump a bucket of water in to the baby pool on the balcony and splash around or build a fort and read books in it.
A Great Resource
All those commonplace, yet somehow still novel things that don't cost anything can turn a day around. One of the most versatile and entertaining...

The voices of local moms

The voices of local moms

"Pay it forward" is a great concept to teach kids. It helps to see the kindness-counts plan in action. MomSpeaker Erin Flynn Jay and her girls were recently PIF beneficiaries. Here's her story.
On Thursday, I took my daughters to Stations of the Cross at a church in the...